The city of Detroit approved its first festival allowing the legal consumption of cannabis, a music festival to be held later this month.
The 420 Cannabis Music Festival will take place April 29 at 2000 Brooklyn St. and adjacent areas. The indoor/outdoor event will allow for the consumption of cannabis on site beginning at noon and lasting through the end of the day.
In approving the request for consumption at the festival, members of city council said they appreciated the transparency of the process and the fact that D & G Venture had produced other events in the state that had gone off smoothly. The company said it was their sixth in Michigan, and other cannabis-centric events had less fighting and fewer arrests than those centered around alcohol.
“We see other cities taking advantage of this opportunity,” said Council President Pro Tem James Tate, who helped write the city’s cannabis ordinance. “Now, we’re celebrating the opportunity for this industry to grow in the city of Detroit.”
Tate said the festival’s approval was a way to “fully execute” the city’s ordinance. Council Member Fred Durhal said the approval was a way to “follow the will of the people.”
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